PITTSBURGH -- Almost as soon as magician Lee Terbosic began to dangle 90 feet in the air in a canvas straitjacket, he was back on the ground. From the point he began to wriggle, the escape took just ...

"I remember getting put into the straitjacket, being dragged on the ground and being hoisted into the air and the next thing I remember is waking up to people putting needles in my arms,," the ...

Earlier this month, Lucas Wilson of Port Dover, Ontario, Canada achieved a new Guinness World Record for the fastest escape from a straitjacket and chains while hanging upside down. Performing at the ...

It took Nino Cruz just two minutes Sunday afternoon to replicate Harry Houdini’s straitjacket escape while suspended two stories high in a cherry picker. Cruz, 32, of Lakemoor, performed the daring ...

-- Sunday attendees at the 43rd Annual National Shrimp Festival were treated to some old-school street entertainment, as street performer Nicktorious performed a Harry Houdini-esque escape from a ...

For a certain brand of magician, cheating death is part of the job. As we learned from David Blaine nearly killing himself with a bullet in a feat gone awry, death isn’t always happy to take a clean L ...

Earlier this month, Lucas Wilson of Port Dover, Ontario, Canada achieved a new Guinness World Record for the fastest escape from a straitjacket and chains while hanging upside down. Performing at the ...

An illusionist in Spain had to be rescued from drowning in his own stunt after he failed to escape from a straitjacket as he was submerged within a tank of water. Footage of Pedro Volta attempting to ...

A wannabe German escape artist has discovered that getting out of a straitjacket is harder than it looks -- especially when you're alone at home. The man was forced to go out on the street and ask ...

When local escape artist/magician Dylan Ace approached Miami hotels and nightclubs for a place to perform his act, small-minded management types had serious insurance concerns. You see, his show will ...